Moral Theories - Right and Wrong

Do moral theories require golden rules - so-called exceptionless principles?

This is the area of interest for Uri Leibowitz, from the University of Nottingham's Department of Philosophy.

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Education

Tags:

• moral
• theorizing
• ethics
• philosophy

[LewisAM37]

erm... 0th

[PhilosophyFile]

@LewisAM37 yes, view count strangely stuck on zero for this one!!! hope it starts soon!

[TenacityOfLife]

He says, "...we can hope that we will have an Einstein that will solve all of the moral problems for us.."

Yet Einstein said "Our actions should be based on the ever-present awareness that human beings in their thinking, feeling, and acting are not free but are just as causally bound as the stars in their motion.”

If Einstein is right, that free-will doesn't exist, there is no moral responsibility nor is there any true conception of traditional morality. Physics will then revolutionize ethics.

[Wharwulif]

Morality developed out of Communal survival.People who break the moral 'codes' tend to do this to things they either don't care about or do not consider has a part of his race or it is just for selfish reason they consider more important.Without morality,humans will EAT each other.Moral toward other things besides humans comes out of considering the thing to be has important as humans or even more.Some people see harming art as Unmoral thing.What affects it is the translation of objects by mind.

[chackers]

@saiyaniam I agree that ethics are a consequence of evolution: I was hoping you’d have something more specific to add. If you had put as much effort into elaborating on the subject as you’ve put into denying any interest and/or responsibility in doing so, I, and other youtubers, might be that much better off. As it stands, though, your failure to offer anything beyond “it all comes down to evolution” is suspiciously evasive, and calls into question your understanding of the subject

[saiyaniam]

@chackers You should be able to figure it out yourself. why should I be your teacher.

It's simple stuff. but would take ages to explain to your satisfaction. Believe what you want, I don't know you, so it does not effect me if you don't understand a topic.

I don't like seeing massive arguments on youtube comments. so I'm not going to reply anymore.

[chackers]

@saiyania”It all comes down to evolution” could hardly be more vague; you say I can “research,” as if I wasn’t aware of the internet; you say you’re not being paid, as if anyone on youtube IS; you don’t want to waste your time “going into detail,” yet you’re on youtube, offering your opinions. I think you have a GENERAL idea of the relationship between ethics and evolution, but when pressed, you’re not quite sure how to explain it, which makes you wonder if you really DO understand. Try, though.

[saiyaniam]

@chackers I could, but I can't be assed, I'm not getting paid to type on youtube explaining things to random people who I have no connection to.

All I am saying on this video is, to me, at least. It is a waste of time to think of morals as anything else than a necessity for living in a group.

I can't even remember exactly what this video is about, don't wana watch it again.

But morals are based in evolution. As far as I'm concerned anyway.

It's simply a point in the right direction.

[chackers]

@saiyaniam "Anyone that is smart will already know," which is why I asked you. I don't understand why you'd make remarks on youtube, then tell those who respond to search the internet for answers. Surely, you could elaborate a little...

[saiyaniam]

@chackers * figuring.

[saiyaniam]

@chackers sure. but I'm not wasting my time going into detail.

Anyone that is smart will already know or be able to research into the details.

Theres the engine, have fun fingering it out.

[chackers]

@saiyaniam Just saying "because of evolution" is no better than a believer saying "because of god." "Bad for the group" seems obvious: I was hoping for something regarding its origin, perhaps, or its operation. If I said "How does a car go?" and you said "Internal combustion engine," I'd want to know about the specifics of the engine; how which mechanisms do what, you know?